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25 | On 06/29/2023, an unannounced case management inspection was conducted by Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Anna Chan who met with the Director, Kandyce Piraino and Director of Operations, Dorain Cassell. Upon arrival there were 7 staff present and 27 school-age children in care.
A review of criminal record clearances indicates that all facility staff or other individuals who require caregiver background checks have received criminal record and child abuse index clearances or exemptions.
On 6/15/2023 a self-reported incident by the facility was received at the regional office. It was reported that Child #1 (C1), Child #2 (C2), Child #3 (C3), were left unsupervised in the public restroom during field trip on 06/14/2023 at Triangle Cinema in Costa Mesa.
During this investigation, LPA interviewed Director, and 1 staff present at the time the incident happened. LPA obtained a copy of the children list for the fieldtrip and Personnel Summary Report. Based on interview, Staff # 1 (S1) stated S1 accompanied 7 children, C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7 (4 girls and 3 boys) to the theater restroom. While waiting outside the girl’s restroom, C5 needed to go to the boy’s restroom. S1 tried to call the 4 girls but only C4 went out. S1 saw another Staff #2 (S2) from their sister school (YMCA-Benson) in the restroom and S1 left. S1 walked C5, C6, C7 and C4 to the boy’s restroom and left the 3 girls in the girl’s restroom unsupervised. When S1 and the other 4 children walked back to the girl’s restroom, C1, C2 and C3 were waiting outside the restroom with S2. There is no communication from S1 leaving the children to S2; S2 waited with the 3 children until S1 returned. The girl’s and boy’s restroom are about 50 feet apart with theater concessions in between both bathrooms according to the director.
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